From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Tue Aug 18 06:48:42 2009 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:48:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MdP3J-0008N9-TS for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:48:42 -0700 Received: from mail-vw0-f179.google.com ([209.85.212.179]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MdP3B-0008Mb-6S for lojban-list@lojban.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:48:41 -0700 Received: by vws9 with SMTP id 9so2998982vws.25 for ; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:48:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=BYN7e8YHG8VVLoR0uxccNPD5ZCAuqxg0EMGzzsSTBuU=; b=JLZ1lGBHHUI4YKZ3TumbKKinmRHZPqfTmEOGu9tuxlQB8fp+jzuhzoKtUG7YWcqWhZ Q4AHOMV1XfFSqzAihUgGQaax9jq4qsX9VLldJsAiCUbNcvLOt0bzEf2m9c2u/84z2nM2 ePa53XHP09DaDvEER1mIoJGbO9iiTi0B+I1HY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=I8UZdUYqzDRSICuuH+T9k/bf585OUYIqGnyL6ms5Fn7HY6BxTJZJiQ3ykICbkRwPXu YxZYLDIwX611tuTRG/W1oh+tUB/4DEzu0r12cIluJfd2qwJOyHSWq1EbGrHTbI90iUd2 r/xz1tbdyAI9+5jiX/t3LAKYdURN/X7E7lhf4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.16.146 with SMTP id o18mr6928666vca.70.1250603307036; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:48:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <86ocqdz183.fsf@cmarib.ramside> References: <86ocqdz183.fsf@cmarib.ramside> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:48:26 -0400 Message-ID: <5715b9300908180648v54c8ac4awb77c12c5a8ecacc7@mail.gmail.com> Subject: [lojban] Re: Lojban Jokes WAS Re: webserver hosed? From: Luke Bergen To: lojban-list@lojban.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015175cd012def03004716ac5da X-archive-position: 15968 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: lukeabergen@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --0015175cd012def03004716ac5da Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit actually I think you got it backwards. lujvo grouping is left-oriented, so it's a "(broken type of light) type of bulb". Correct me if I'm wrong doi anybody who has more experience. On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:43 AM, wrote: > MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com writes: > > > In a message dated 8/18/2009 01:16:55 Eastern Daylight Time, > > vonunov@gmail.com writes: > > > > > > > On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:46:57 -0500, Arran wrote: > > > > > > > How many lojbanists does it take to change a broken light bulb? > > > > > > What kind of lightbulb? How was it broken? How do you mean, "change"? > > > There are many ways to change something. > > > > > > > And what kind of bulb emits broken light? > > > > I never really got that joke. .uu The lujvo grouping clearly indicates > that the questioner is referring to a (broken type-of (light type-of > bulb)). If anyone thinks the question refers to "broken light", > they'd have to be misinterpreting the tanru, right? > > Note that the joke works in English: "broken light bulb". I just > don't think it survives the translation. > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org > with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if > you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help. > > --0015175cd012def03004716ac5da Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable actually I think you got it backwards.=A0 lujvo grouping is left-oriented, = so it's a "(broken type of light) type of bulb".

Corre= ct me if I'm wrong doi anybody who has more experience.


On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:43 AM, <sunrise2000@comc= ast.net> wrote:
MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.co= m writes:

> In a message dated 8/18/2009 01:16:55 Eastern Daylight Time,
> vonunov@gmail.com writes:
>
>
> > On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:46:57 -0500, Arran <arran4@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > How many lojbanists does it take to change a broken light bu= lb?
> >
> > What kind of lightbulb? How was it broken? How do you mean, "= ;change"?
> > There are many ways to change something.
> >
>
> And what kind of bulb emits broken light?
>

I never really got that joke. .uu The lujvo grouping clearly indicates
that the questioner is referring to a (broken type-of (light type-of
bulb)). =A0If anyone thinks the question refers to "broken light"= ,
they'd have to be misinterpreting the tanru, right?

Note that the joke works in English: "broken light bulb". =A0I ju= st
don't think it survives the translation.


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